R5: do you even JPEG?

d3vilsadvocate · Jun 13, 2024

Hi all

I'm a bit of a newb and am currently wondering if there is any point in shooting JPEG besides RAW.

Up until now I had a Sony camera and I preferred getting JPEGs on the side to get a better feeling for the "actual" color of my shots, i.e. the RAW files were usually quite a bit off with a greenish tint (same for the JPEGs but to a lesser extent)

Now, after a couple 1000 shots with my R5 I'm hardly using the JPEGs at all. Hitting 'auto' in LR will usually yield pretty great colors without any tweaking whatsoever.

Is there any point in getting these files on top? Does LR use them for the previews in library mode?

Any input appreciated

Noreaster · Jun 13, 2024

For me JPEGs are just backups. I never actually use them but if I have a card failure I at least have the JEPGS.

koenkooi · Jun 13, 2024

d3vilsadvocate said:
[…]Is there any point in getting these files on top? Does LR use them for the previews in library mode? […]

LR will first use the full size jpeg preview embedded in the raw, then it will generate
its own preview from the RAW file.
LR has a few settings that control which previews it generates and when.

If you have configured LR to stack the RAW and jpeg, the preview is generated from the picture that is on top of the stack, you’ll have to check if that is consistently the RAW image or not.

d3vilsadvocate · Jun 13, 2024

koenkooi said:
LR will first use the full size jpeg preview embedded in the raw, then it will generate
its own preview from the RAW file.
LR has a few settings that control which previews it generates and when.

If you have configured LR to stack the RAW and jpeg, the preview is generated from the picture that is on top of the stack, you’ll have to check if that is consistently the RAW image or not.

That implies that the actual JPG is ignored by LR if I‘m reading your right?

As suggested above I could of course use an SD card on top and then use thr jpegs as backup just in case things go wrong… not a bad idea really.

twoheadedboy · Jun 19, 2024

I do RAW + HEIF and get the JPG's from the latter if needed.

shadowsports · Jun 19, 2024

Hi,
I shoot RAW+JPG. Sorry your Sony was delivering greenish photos. You will probably start noticing the superiority of Canon Color Science. Shooting in RAW offers the maximum creative control over your photos. Shooting conditions are not always optimal. This is where post process editors come into play. JPG's can be used for convenience. Having RAW photos leaves you with options.

EricN · Jun 19, 2024

I think the use cases are if you need the photos immediately, you are too constrained as far as your data size or no access to raw editing software.

Quack · Jun 21, 2024

d3vilsadvocate said:
Hi all

I'm a bit of a newb and am currently wondering if there is any point in shooting JPEG besides RAW.

Up until now I had a Sony camera and I preferred getting JPEGs on the side to get a better feeling for the "actual" color of my shots, i.e. the RAW files were usually quite a bit off with a greenish tint (same for the JPEGs but to a lesser extent)

I shoot both RAW and JPG to separate cards and, as other mention, the JPGs can act as a backup. And to your point about color, I do exactly the same. I think you will find that Canon color science is different (and better to my eye than Sony's), but every non camera brand RAW editor I am aware of, will modify the colors differently, even when they are using their built-in camera/lens profiles. While DPP is certainly not a big-time RAW editor, I often use it to do minor edits and convert my RAW files to TIF to maintain Canon's colors.

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